PLanning Active Community Environments

(PLACE) Training – 2012 Workshops

Creating active, livable and thriving communities that are sustainable, healthy and economically competitive requires an interdisciplinary and multi-sector approach to transportation and land use. Please join this interactive training and regional dialogue on planning active and healthy community environments.

In this training, participants will have the opportunity to:

Share their experiences, expertise and perspectives on fostering healthy communities through the built environment

Explore the healthy community design paradigm

Build their capacity for effective and comprehensive community engagement

Discover innovative and successful strategies for creating healthy and active community environments

Explore a practical new framework and tool for organizing and implementing land use and transportation planning strategies that foster healthy communities

Formulate specific actions to advance healthy eating and active living environments in their community

Target Audience: It is requested that participants attend in multi-disciplinary teams of 4-6 people representing a self-defined community (e.g. neighborhood, city, county, region). Team members should reflect the different disciplines/interests involved in community design and development: planners, transportation engineers or specialists, economic development, elected or appointed officials, parks and recreation staff, school officials, environmental specialists, public and environmental health professionals, health advocates, bike/pedestrian advocates, etc. NOTE: Attendees from any location around the state are welcome to attend any PLACE Training workshops.

FAQ: What if I don’t have a team? Can I still attend? Yes! While it is strongly encouraged that people attend in multi-disciplinary teams, it is certainly ok to attend on your own.

Cost: $25 per person (Includes training materials, snacks and lunch).

We will accept payment by check, or by credit card via Pay Pal.

The payment due date and cancellation policy is outlined on the registration page (see link above or below).